Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 51 | January 23-26, 2025

BACTRIA: Diodotos I & Diodotos II, co-regents, ca. 246-235 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.50g), Bop-2E, in the name of Antiochos II of the Seleukid King...

BACTRIA: Eukratides I Megas, ca. 170-145 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.97g), Bop-1B, diademed and draped bust right // the Dioskouroi on horses prancing righ

BACTRIA: Eukratides I, ca. 170-145 BC, AR drachm (4.26g), Bop-7A, diademed and draped bust right, wearing helmet with adorned bull's horn and ea...

BACTRIA: Menander I, ca. 155-130 BC, AE heavy unit (21.49g), Bop-29B, bull's head facing, Greek letter A to right // tripod, crescent to left, m...

BACTRIA: Menander I, ca. 155-130 BC, AR drachm (2.27g), Bop-5A, Bordeaux-C2, bust left, body viewed from behind, holding lance, circular Greek legend

BACTRIA: Eukratides II, ca. 145-140 BC, AR tetradrachm, Bop-1H, diademed and draped bust right // Apollo standing left, holding arrow in right hand an

BACTRIA: Hermaios, ca. 90-70 BC, AR tetradrachm (9.86g), Bop-4B var (control mark), Mitch-412var (same), lifetime issue, diademed, draped, and cuirass

BACTRIA: Archebios, ca. 90-80 BC, AE square unit (11.74g), Bop-12B, elephant right // owl facing, monogram below; bold strike, bold VF-XF, R, ex Wilfr

BACTRIA: Telephos, ca. 75-70 BC, AE square unit (8.63g), Bop-3A, Zeus enthroned slightly left, extending hand // bearded Brahmin ascetic seated right

BACTRIA: Artemidoros Aniketos, ca. 70-65 BC, AR drachm (2.37g), Bop-6B, diademed and draped bust right // Nike standing right, holding wreath & ...

BACTRIA: Hippostratos Soter, ca. 65-55 BC, AE square unit (19.44g), Bop-12A, Triton standing, facing, holding dolphin in outstretched right hand, and

BRUTTIUM: Kaulonia, AR stater (8.03g), ca. 475-425 BC, Noe-93 (same dies), HNI-2046, Apollo advancing right, holding up laurel branch in right hand an

CORINTHIA: Corinth, AR stater (8.51g), ca. 490-450 BC, Pegasi-68, BCD Corinth-51, Pegasos flying left // helmeted head of Athena left, all within incu

EGYPT (PTOLEMAIC): Cleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II, 116-107 BC, AR tetradrachm (13.73g), Alexandria, year 8 (110/09 BC), Svoronos-1669, SNG ...

MACEDONIAN KINGDOM: Demetrios I Poliorketes, 306-283 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.90g), Miletos, ca. 300-295 BC, Price-2143, in the name of Alexander III ...

PHOENICIA: Tyre, AR shekel (14.23g), CY 85 (42/1 BC), DCA Tyre-286, laureate head of Melkart right, wearing lion skin around neck // eagle standing le

PHOENICIA: Tyre, AR shekel (11.39g), CY 111 (16/5 BC), DCA Tyre-409, laureate head of Melkart right // eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over ri

SELEUKID KINGDOM: Demetrios II Nikator, first reign, 146-138 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.15g), Antioch on the Orontes, SE 167 (145-144 BC), SC-1906.5a, dia

SICILY: Akragas, AR didrachm (8.20g), ca. 488/5-480/78 BC, SNG Copenhagen-38, Westermark-203 (same dies), sea eagle standing left, AKRA above // crab

SICILY: Gela, AR didrachm (8.41g), ca. 490/85-480/75 BC, Jenkins-54, SNG ANS-9, warrior on horseback right, brandishing spear in right hand // forepar

THRACIAN ISLANDS: Thasos, AR drachm (3.52g), ca. 412-404BC, Le Rider-8, HGC-6/336, satyr advancing facing, carrying off protesting nymph // quadripart

ROMAN EMPIRE: Tiberius, 14-37 AD, AR denarius (3.81g), Lugdunum, RIC-30, Biblical "Tribute Penny" type, laureate head right, TI CAESAR DIV...

ROMAN EMPIRE: Caracalla, 198-217 AD, AE sestertius (24.63g), Rome, 210 AD, RIC-450B, laureate bust right with drapery on left shoulder, M AVREL ANTONI

ROMAN EMPIRE: Balbinus, April-July 238 AD, AE sestertius (23.30g), RIC-19, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG //

ROMAN EMPIRE: Macrianus, usurper, 260-261 AD, AR antoninianus (4.22g), Samosata, RIC-5, radiate and cuirassed bust right, IMP C FVL MACRIANVS P F AVG

ROMAN EMPIRE: Constantius II, 337-361 AD, AV solidus (4.37g), Antioch, 355-361 AD, RIC-172, 7th officina, pearl-diademed head right, D N CONSTAN-TIVS

ROMAN EMPIRE: Valens, 364-378 AD, AV solidus (4.35g), Antioch, 364-367 AD, RIC-2Ci, 10th officina, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, D

ROMAN EMPIRE: Honorius, 393-423 AD, AV solidus (4.33g), Mediolanum (Milan), S-20916, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right // VICTORI-A AVGGG, Emp

ROMAN EMPIRE: Theodosius II, 402-450 AD, AV solidus (4.34g), Constantinople, 425-429 AD, RIC-237, 6th officina, helmeted, pearl-diademed, and cuirasse

ROMAN EMPIRE: Theodosius II, 402-450 AD, AV solidus (4.39g), Constantinople, 430-440 AD, RIC-257, 8th officina, helmeted, pearl-diademed, and cuirasse

ROMAN EMPIRE: Theodosius II, 402-450 AD, AV solidus (2.56g), Constantinople, 441-450 AD, RIC-313, helmeted, pearl-diademed, and cuirassed bust facing

ROMAN EMPIRE: Zeno, 474-491 AD, AV solidus (4.35g), Thessalonica, 476-491 AD, RIC-942, helmeted, pearl-diademed, and cuirassed bust facing slightly ri

BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constantine X Ducas, 1059-1067, AV histamenon nomisma (4.43g), Constantinople, SB-1847, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing // Const

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Varhran II, 276-293, AR drachm (4.48g), G-68, bust of the king right, wearing winged crown with korymbos, and the queen right, weari

ALCHON HUNS: "Zabocho", towards 500 AD, AR drachm (3.46g), Mitch-1572, G-106., Zeno-60481 (this piece), horseman walking right, conch shel...

TOBAZINI: Anonymous, ca. 420-475, AR drachm (3.77g), Vondrovec-32, imitating a drachm of the Sasanian Varhran IV (388-399), but with Bactrian legend a

CHORESMIA: Sawrshafan, ca. 751-762, AR tetradrachm (3.12g), Vainberg type-G5var, Zeno-32492, crowned bust right, Nestorian cross behind & annule...

CHORESMIA: Sawrshafan, ca. 751-762, AR tetradrachm (3.11g), Vainberg-G5, cf. Zeno-143677, crowned bust right, small cross behind // horseman, holding

SAMARKAND: Anonymous, ca. 640-700, AE cash (4.64g), Smirnova-43/47, Zeno-29261, based on the Tang dynasty Chinese legend: kai yuan tong bao // Samarka

SEMIRECH'E: Anonymous, AE cash (4.09g), ca. 8th century, Zeno-172514 (this piece), Hirano-4 (JONS 192, p.19), Sogdian legend around central squa...

YUEH CHI: Pseigacharis, ca. 20-2 BC, AR hemidrachm (1.71g), Pieper-1701 (this piece), Senior-A7.1, bearded bust right, bead & reel border // sta...

YUEH CHI: Pabes, late 1st century BC, AR obol (0.59g), Mitch-2834, Pieper-1699, helmeted bust right of Indo-Greek style // Hercules standing, holding

ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-668, AR drachm (4.09g), SK (Sijistan), year 20 (frozen), A-1, Malek-946 ff, first Islamic coin, distinguished from

ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-668, AR drachm (3.73g), SK (Sijistan), year 20 (frozen), A-1, Malek-946 ff, first Islamic coin, distinguished from

ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-660, AR drachm (3.90g), ML (Marw), year 20 (of Yazdigerd), A-2, in the name of Yazdigerd and with Arabic jayyid (...

ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Abd Allah b. 'Amir, ca. 661-664, AR drachm (4.11g), DAP (Fasâ), AH43 (frozen), A-7, rare version where 'Abd Allah i...

ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Hakam b. Abi'l-'As, ca. 674-677, AR drachm (4.10g), NAL (Narmashir), AH56, A-11, with the obverse formula bism Allah Rabb ...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Mu'awiya, 661-680, AR drachm (4.14g), DA (Darabjird), AH43 (frozen), A-14, first Umayyad caliph, with his caliphal title AMYL-Y W...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Mus'ab b. al-Zubayr, ca. 685-690, AR drachm (3.28g), BH (unlocated mint), AH68, A-17, Malek-213, with the name mus'ab repeate...

ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm. b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, AR drachm (4.02g), MLWLWT (Marw al-Rud), AH63, A-18, Malek-875/877, slightly bent at one space on the marg